"learning Russian is a really long process" - like other foreign languages. Its depend.

"learning Russian is a really long process" Yes. It's true.

The study of languages is like learning of music. What you should do when you are learning to sing a song? Listen (It's your choice: you will listen to good music or a cacophony) - Repeat - Read Especially listening (and speaking and writing) needs to be physically practiced. It's NOT a mental function; you have to physically develop the ability to do it. Try to start to go step by step toward your goal. http://russword.blogspot.com/ But remember: "More haste, less speed" Тише едешь - дальше будешь

More to listen to Russian speech and to learn words! It is a simple way . i can help you =)

Yeah, it's true. I think that English is much simplier than Russian, but it's still extremely difficult (at least for me) to learn it. Russian language is hard to learn even for Russians (many people in Russia can't use it right). I believe that the main problem for you is that you have to start "thinking in Russian" (just like we have to think in English). I'd suggest you to take a couple of basic lessons at resources like italki or livemocha. That's the good way to decide whether you really want to continue learning. You can also buy begginer-level study book.